Lake Matiri is a
lake
A lake is often a naturally occurring, relatively large and fixed body of water on or near the Earth's surface. It is localized in a basin or interconnected basins surrounded by dry land. Lakes lie completely on land and are separate from ...
adjoining
Kahurangi National Park
Kahurangi National Park is a national park in the northwest of the South Island of New Zealand. It is the second largest of the thirteen national parks of New Zealand. It was gazetted in 1996 and covers , ranging from the Buller River near Murc ...
in the northwest corner of
New Zealand
New Zealand () is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and List of islands of New Zealand, over 600 smaller islands. It is the List of isla ...
's
South Island
The South Island ( , 'the waters of Pounamu, Greenstone') is the largest of the three major islands of New Zealand by surface area, the others being the smaller but more populous North Island and Stewart Island. It is bordered to the north by ...
. The lake is part of the
Matiri River.
Hydroelectric power scheme
Pioneer Energy Ltd purchased the
Matiri Project from
New Zealand Energy in 2014 and has now commenced construction of a hydroelectric power scheme on the lake outflow.
See also
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List of lakes in New Zealand
This is a list of lakes in New Zealand.
A lake's location is identified by the Regions of New Zealand, region and either the Territorial authorities of New Zealand, territorial authority or National parks of New Zealand, national park ( ...
External links
Department of Conservation- Matiri Valley & 1000 Acre Plateau tramping information
Matiri
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